Sympathy for Judas: Martin Scorcese’s Silence
How is one supposed to understand Fr. Rodrigues in Martin Scorsese's film?
Shooting the messengers? ‘Conservative’ theology and church growth
The authors of “Theology Matters” concluded that congregations who espouse “liberal” theology are declining and congregations who espouse “conservative” theology are growing.
St. Sylvester and the eve of change
St. Sylvester stands as an example to the Church in 2016 and 2017. We still have issues about our public presentation and relationship to various governments. We still struggle with reconciliation, especially among different races. And we still divide ourselves over fundamental theological disagreements. Perhaps our New Year's resolution, as a church, ought not to be to solve these problems too quickly.
In praise of staying put: Benedictine stability in today’s world
The Benedictines have shown me another pattern of faithfulness: the pattern of committing to a place and a community and refusing to run away.
Maybe you should stay. Maybe…
I am hardly suggesting that “staying” — in a job, in a parish, in a denomination, in a city, with an institution — is always the right thing to do, only that, for Christians, change rather than stability bears the burden of proof, a burden that can be satisfied, but is borne nonetheless.
The real secrets of successful pastors
Fr. Jonathan Mitchican considers the four secrets of successful pastors.
God’s visitation
In older Anglican prayerbooks, "The Order for the Visitation of the Sicke" instructed the minister to direct an exhortation to the sick person. He or she is to know "certainly" that "your sickness...is God's visitation."